Most readers of Alcademics are probably familiar with this by now, but I realized that in my many (many, many) ice posts here on Alcademics I don't have a straightforward post listing how I most often make large perfectly clear ice spheres at home. So I made this post to... Read more →
A quick mention of my clear ice method in Cook's Illustrated and an older Milk Punch story is online and in video form. Read more →
I made more fun ice for Halloween. Recently I put some bouncy eyeballs into ice balls and froze a Halloween mask into an ice block. This time I put some big glass eyes into ice balls and put vampire fangs into other ice balls. The glass eyes were an idea... Read more →
I froze a Halloween mask into an ice block, with fun results. Read more →
Another silly ice project in plenty of time for Halloween. Read more →
Another ridiculous ice project from Camper. Read more →
Trying out some new clear ice cube trays. Read more →
Over at Punch, Drew Lazor wrote a story about the Kold-Draft ice machine. He covers the role the big clear ice cube maker played in the cocktail renaissance (I didn't realize it was around so long), and how many bars are abandoning the machine today due to its problematic performance record. Read more →